New Environmental Doodads Point to Holiday Refreshes and Continued World Revamp

Posted 2023/09/10 at 6:05 AM by perculia

GameSpot interviewMidsummer Fire FestivalPilgrim's BountyHallow's EndOld World Updates

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Comment by NiixtenLooks great :)Comment by TalimeHmmm the new NE Banner looks cool.
It is different from the Darnassus tree, this one has roots in the sky, like the trees of the Emerald Dream do.

Wonder for what it will be used.Comment by DemiletoWait, there are footballs and soccer balls in WoW? lol!Comment by TalimeWait, there are footballs and soccer balls in WoW? lol!Comment by KyrillusI really like the new models of the Siege weaponsComment by VinceVegaDragon Head is a bit morbid isn't it? Considering they are a sentient race we actually work with.Comment by ThrassionWhat interests me the most here, is that we've got a revamped dragon head trophy. Now, the dragons received new models in DF, but they didn't resemble the old dragon models. This head does.

Should we expect further model updates for the dragons? In my opinion new new generic dragon models (not the mounts or aspects) are a little disappointing in their quality compared to other models.Comment by johntravolta342Maybe a slight old world refresh with new hd assets but I wouldn't really expect revamp on the Cataclysm level. I feel like people who are hoping for that are just setting themselves up for disappointment. Modernizing a couple of zones per expansion like they did in BfA when it makes sense lore wise is probably the best way to do it.Comment by davemacawesomeAnd that's three more things I want as mountsComment by SharemydreadGlad to see Holiday revamps. The footballs and the portal may actually be winter veil and maybe the Siege weapons are toys.Comment by VelarianaDragon Head is a bit morbid isn't it? Considering they are a sentient race we actually work with.Comment by TayaIts too bad they haven't given us a housing system we can decorate with some of these items. The garrisons didn't even come close to the housing system players wanted.Comment by 2325093Maybe a slight old world refresh with new hd assets but I wouldn't really expect revamp on the Cataclysm level. I feel like people who are hoping for that are just setting themselves up for disappointment.Comment by Gear2424Dragon Head is a bit morbid isn't it? Considering they are a sentient race we actually work with.Comment by SandertpSeeing these make me so happy. They're keeping the vibes.Comment by MongYiiActually replacing world assets during holiday events would be an incredibly practical way to consistently upkeep things without destroying the old world.Comment by SoeroahMaybe a slight old world refresh with new hd assets but I wouldn't really expect revamp on the Cataclysm level. I feel like people who are hoping for that are just setting themselves up for disappointment. Modernizing a couple of zones per expansion like they did in BfA when it makes sense lore wise is probably the best way to do it.Next year will mark WoW's 20th anniversary. That would seem an opportune time for Blizzard to revamp WoW's original continents, the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor, much in the way it did with 2010's Cataclysm expansion. Hazzikostas said an old world revamp is something that is "likely to happen" in the future, but that the team would learn lessons from Cataclysm, which was criticized for essentially deleting parts of 2004-era WoW, and use modern solutions to preserve currently existing pieces of the game were it to become a reality.

"We are definitely open to it at some point," Hazzikostas said. "It is a shortcoming, if you take a step back and think about World of Warcraft as an ongoing living world, if we've kind of painted ourselves into a corner where we have all these iconic locations but we can't really use them because they've already been used."Comment by SilmafarionWait, there are footballs and soccer balls in WoW? lol!The PigskinSpecial Edition Foot BallComment by SilmafarionCool to see the old bear pelt getting an update.

I wonder if the centaur one will get an update too...Comment by DubharDragon Head is a bit morbid isn't it? Considering they are a sentient race we actually work with.

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